{"id":57075,"date":"2024-11-26T16:56:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T16:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=57075"},"modified":"2024-11-26T16:56:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T16:56:20","slug":"portable-sets-abuja-international-carnivals-stage-ablaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/11\/26\/portable-sets-abuja-international-carnivals-stage-ablaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Portable Sets Abuja International Carnival&#8217;s Stage Ablaze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Emmanuel Ogbodo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigerian music sensation Portable brought the 2024 Abuja International Carnival to a thrilling close on Monday night, delivering a high-energy performance that left the crowd at Eagles Square in raptures.<\/p>\n<p>Held from November 23 to 25, the carnival\u2014centered on the theme \u201cCarnival of Renewed Hope: A Pledge to My Country\u201d;celebrated Nigeria&#8217;s rich cultural diversity with activities ranging from street shows and food competitions to boat regattas and vibrant parades.<\/p>\n<p>As the event\u2019s grand finale approached, excitement soared for Portable&#8217;s much-anticipated performance.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd erupted as the \u201cZaZoo Zehh\u201d hitmaker took the stage, belting out crowd favorites like \u2018Pay Me My Money,\u2019 \u2018Ema Joke Dada,\u2019 and \u2018Clear.\u2019 His electric stage presence and infectious energy kept attendees dancing all night.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the evening, Rivers State was named the \u2018Overall Best State\u2019 in the carnival\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n<p>The event also featured a stunning indigenous fashion show and colorful parades, highlighting Nigeria\u2019s rich cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p>The Abuja International Carnival continues to serve as a powerful platform for celebrating unity, culture, and the shared spirit of Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Emmanuel Ogbodo Nigerian music sensation Portable brought the 2024 Abuja International Carnival to a thrilling close on Monday night, delivering a high-energy performance that left the crowd at Eagles Square in raptures. Held from November 23 to 25, the carnival\u2014centered on the theme \u201cCarnival of Renewed Hope: A Pledge to My Country\u201d;celebrated Nigeria&#8217;s rich [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":57076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57075"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57077,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57075\/revisions\/57077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}